Yusuke Kishi
Yusuke Kishi is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
Biography
He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Novel Award and has achieved a bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.Kei Enomoto series
- Novel
- * The Glass Hammer, 2004
- Short story collections
- * The House of Will-o'-the-Wisp, 2008
- * The Locked Room Murders, 2011
Standalone novels
Isola: Persona 13, 1996Black House, 1997Chirping of Angels, 1998The Crimson Labyrinth, released in 1999 in Japan, published in English in 2006 by VerticalThe Blue Flame, 1999From the New World, 2008Lesson of the Evil, 2010Dark Zone, 2011The Wasp, 2013Sinner's Choice, 2020We Are All Alone'', 2020Adaptations
;Japanese filmsKuori le Isola: Persona 13 The Blue Light Lesson of the Evil;South Korean filmBlack House
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Hong Kong film
- Legally Declared Dead 死因無可疑
- ''Chirping of Angels''
Awards
- 1996 - Japanese Horror Novel Award">Japanese people">Japanese Horror Novel Award : Isola
- 1997 - 4th Japanese Horror Novel Award : Kuroi Ie
- 2000 - 21st Yoshikawa Eiji Award Candidate and 13th Yamamoto Shugōrō Award Candidate : Ao no Honō
- 2005 - 58th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Garasu no Hammā
- 2008 - Japan SF Award and 30th Yoshikawa Eiji Award Candidate : From the New World
- 2010 - Yamada Futaro Award : Aku no Kyōten
- 2011 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year : ''Aku no Kyōten''